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Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND

The Backstory: Searching for the killer called the Axeman

Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND

Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

News, Society & Culture, Comedy, Music, Music History, Entertainment News

4.71.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

New Orleans was terrorized in 1918 and 1919 by the Axeman. He targeted the families of Italian grocers, broke into their homes in the dead of night, and went after them with an axe...or whatever else he could find. Who was he and why did he do this? 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

So just because Halloween is over doesn't mean we don't want to be a little bit terrified by real-life murder stories, right?

0:07.7

A serial killer horrified the people of New Orleans over 100 years ago and left a dozen people dead or horribly injured.

0:15.8

I'm Patty Steele.

0:17.3

Who was the Axeman?

0:19.5

That's next on the backstory.

0:22.6

Hey everyone, it's Jay Shetty, and I am so excited to let you know that my latest podcast interview is with the one and only Tom Hanks.

0:33.0

Tom rarely does long form interviews, so I was so grateful to have the time to dive deep into

0:38.5

family, mental health, and the mindset behind his long successful career.

0:43.6

Dude, I travel light, and I can travel light emotionally. I'm done. There's stuff that I

0:50.9

cannot control. I have left many a wonderful atmosphere or a loving atmosphere or a friendly atmosphere.

1:01.1

And like Ernie Banks, the ball player for the Chicago Cubs, without ever looking back,

1:06.8

without thinking, oh, things were really wonderful back then.

1:09.6

I wish I was back there.

1:11.0

Jay, I don't think I've ever thought that.

1:12.9

Listen to On Purpose with Jay Chetty on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:20.3

Trust me, you won't want to miss this one.

1:25.1

I'm Dr. Lari Santos, host of the Happiness Lab podcast.

1:29.0

As the U.S. elections approach, it can feel like we're angrier and more divided than ever.

1:34.0

But in a new, hopeful season of my podcast, I'll share with the science really shows that we're surprisingly more united than most people think.

1:43.9

We all know something is wrong in our culture, in our politics, and that we need to do better

1:49.4

and that we can be better.

1:50.9

With the help of Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki, it's really tragic. If cynicism were a pill,

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